NHL Trade Rumors

Trade and Free Agency Rumors from Around the Hockey World

  • Blackhawks acquire Bowen Byram

    The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired Bowen Byram and Jordan Greenway from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Louis Crevier, the Blackhawk’s 1st round pick (4th overall) and the Islanders’ 2nd round pick (45th overall).

    Byram was clear about his desire to be a #1 defenseman somewhere, having played behind Cale Makar and Rasmus Dahlin in his career.

    Frank Seravalli reports the Blackhawks felt more comfortable moving the 4th pick today after the Sharks traded William Eklund, signaling that Ivar Stenberg might go 2nd and wouldn’t be available for them at 4th.

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  • Capitals acquire Jordan Kyrou

    The Washington Capitals have acquired Jordan Kyrou from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for the Capitals’ 2026 1st round pick (16th overall), Connor McMichael and Milton Gastrin.

    The Blues now have the 11th, 15th, 16th and 29th picks in the first round of Friday’s draft.

    Kyrou, 28, has a cap hit of $8.125 million on his contract which expires in 2031.

    McMichael, 25, is a RFA 2 seasons away from UFA rights.

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  • Senators acquire William Eklund

    The Ottawa Senators have acquired William Eklund, Kasper Halttunen and Brandon Svoboda from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for the Florida Panthers’ 2026 1st round pick (9th overall).

    Eklund, 23, has 3 years remaining on his contract with a cap hit of $5.6 million. He will have 1 RFA season remaining after his current contract expires.

    The trade opens up a space for the Sharks in their forward corps in case they wanted to draft winger Ivar Stenberg at 2nd overall. The Sharks could then use the 9th pick to draft a defenseman to fill the organizational need.

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  • Flames acquire Simon Nemec

    The Calgary Flames have acquired Simon Nemec from the New Jersey Devils along with Maxim Tsyplakov in exchange for the Rangers’ 2nd round pick in 2026 (35th overall), the Golden Knights’ 2027 1st, the Avalanche’s 2028 1st, and Etienne Morin.

    Both 1st round picks acquired in the deal are top-10 protected, reports Elliotte Friedman.

    Nemec, 22, was the Devils’ 2nd overall pick in 2022. In 68 games last season, he had 11 goals and 15 assists.

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  • Oilers re-sign Connor Murphy

    The Edmonton Oilers have re-signed Connor Murphy to a 5-year contract with a cap hit of $4.1 million.

    Ryan Rishaug reports the contract has a full no-trade clause in the first 3 seasons and a 16-team no-trade list for the final 2 seasons.

    The Oilers paid a 2028 2nd round pick last season to acquire Murphy from the Blackhawks. In 80 games between the 2 teams, the 33-year old defenseman had 5 goals and 12 assists.

  • Panthers acquire Brady Tkachuk

    The Florida Panthers have acquired Brady Tkachuk from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for two 2026 1st round picks (9th and 25th overall), a 2029 1st round pick (top-10 protected) and a 2030 2nd round pick.

    Tkachuk has 2 more seasons remaining on his contract with a cap hit of $8.205 million.

    Elliotte Friedman reports that Tkachuk initially gave the Senators a 4-team trade list: the Panthers, Golden Knights, Wild and Hurricanes, but eventually strongly preferred a union with his brother Matthew in Florida. He states that, in the end, the Senators were tired of the distraction that the Tkachuk rumors have been and would increasingly grow to be and pulled the trigger now.

    Friedman also suggests the Senators will try to use the picks they acquired to get immediate help.

    Renaud Lavoie reports that the pressure was high on the Senators to make the deal and that Tkachuk’s Ottawa teammates were not pushing for him to stay, likely a reaction to the distraction Friedman mentioned and the Tkachuk podcast which sometimes had less than flattering views on the Senators and their players.

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  • Maple Leafs acquire Darren Raddysh

    The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired the rights of pending UFA defenseman Darren Raddysh from the Tampa Bay Lightning and signed him to a 8-year contract carrying a cap hit of $8.5 million.

    The defenseman was set to be one of the top UFAs on the market, following his breakout season which saw him put up 22 goals and 48 assists in 73 games for the Lightning.

    Raddysh, 30, has played 249 games over his NHL career, all with the Lightning, registering 35 goals and 108 assists.

  • Capitals re-sign Timothy Liljegren

    The Washington Capitals have re-signed Timothy Liljegren to a 2-year contract extension with a cap hit of $3.25 million.

    The defenseman was eligible to be a UFA this summer.

    Liljegren, 27, had 1 goal and 10 assists in 47 games for split between the Sharks and the Capitals last season. The Capitals acquired him at the trade deadline for a 4th round pick.

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